Matthew 13:31

American Standard Version (1901)

Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

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  • Mark 4:30-32 : 30 And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth? 31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth, 32 yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof.
  • Luke 13:18-19 : 18 He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it? 19 It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof.
  • Matt 13:24 : 24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:
  • Matt 17:20 : 20 And he saith unto them, Because of your little faith: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
  • Luke 17:6 : 6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would obey you.
  • Luke 20:9 : 9 And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.
  • Luke 19:11 : 11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and [because] they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.

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  • Matt 13:23-30
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    23And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

    24Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:

    25but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.

    26But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

    27And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?

    28And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

    29But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.

    30Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.

  • Luke 13:18-21
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    18He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?

    19It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof.

    20And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

    21It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

  • Mark 4:30-33
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    30And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

    31It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth,

    32yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof.

    33And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it;

  • Matt 13:32-34
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    32which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.

    33Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

    34All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them:

  • Matt 13:3-5
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    3And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

    4and as he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:

    5and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:

  • Mark 4:26-27
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    26And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

    27and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.

  • Matt 13:36-40
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    36Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

    37And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

    38and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil [one] ;

    39and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels.

    40As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world.

  • Matt 13:43-45
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    43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

    44The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

    45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls:

  • Matt 13:18-19
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    18Hear then ye the parable of the sower.

    19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, [then] cometh the evil [one], and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.

  • Luke 8:11
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    11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

  • Matt 13:47
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    47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

  • Luke 8:5
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    5The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.

  • Mark 4:3
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    3Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:

  • Luke 17:6
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    6And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

  • Mark 12:1
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    1And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

  • Matt 21:33
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    33Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

  • Mark 4:14
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    14The sower soweth the word.

  • Matt 13:7-8
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    7And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them:

    8and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

  • Matt 25:14
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    14For [it is] as [when] a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

  • Luke 8:9
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    9And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

  • Luke 12:16
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    16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

  • Matt 20:1
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    1For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.

  • Mark 13:28
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    28Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;

  • Matt 22:2
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    2The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,